My view was it might encourage them to consider their votes for Sydney.
Craig Stevens has shown great mateship and won the admiration and support of all Australians.
Dajka confirmed to Craig Phillips that he had been untruthful to both inquiries. He admitted to self injecting in French's room.
I wasn't going to die wondering why we didn't win, like we didn't win (when competing with) Brisbane or Melbourne. We needed to get our fair share of votes out of Africa.
As a result I have terminated his selection to, and membership of, the 2004 Australian Olympic Team.
It has always been our aim to increase the spread of medals. We have directed our funding towards sports where we felt we could improve our performances leading into Beijing (the 2008 Olympics). We are also encouraged by the way sailing and equestrian have bounced back after disappointing results in Athens.
I thought it was necessary for us to show our commitment to those NOC's with a view to winning those votes.
Given Anderson's finding and Dajka's admission, clearly Dajka has breached his conditional selection to the team and his Olympic Team Membership Agreement.
His decision to stand aside is unselfish and typifies the spirit and camaraderie within the swimming ranks.
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